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December 26, 2024

Holiday shopping gains suggest consumers are feeling more confident in the economy

By MADALEINE RUBIN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PITTSBURGH (TNS) —This holiday season, consumers nationwide upped their spending in stores and online, according to early data from Visa's Retail Spending Monitor. Overall retail spending in the U.S. this

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Q&A with the DA: Secretly recording a conversation = wiretap violation

By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney

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(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...

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‘Round the Square: Presidential firsts, part 3 of 3

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Dear Heloise: Over the years, I have sent many wedding and graduation gifts in the form of cash tucked into cards. About 1 in 20 gifts resulted in a t...

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HS Roundup: Bradford falls to DuBois, Austin girls defeat Smethport

Jo Wankel

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Girls Basketball Austin 45, Smethport 24 AUSTIN - Cailyn Ogden put up 18 of Austin’s 45 points and Lilly Clinger added 11 in the win over Smethport Fr...

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Fall 2025 Scholar Athletes for Smethport recognized

December 12, 2025

Photo submitted Smethport has announced the Scholar Athletes for Fall 2025. Front row, from left: Joseph Henderson, Silas Locke, Calidonia Dart, Hanna...

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